Housing in TQ12 2ES
What the homes in TQ12 2ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Abbot, Town Centre
- Council
- Teignbridge
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,728 (2024)
TQ12 2ESNewton Abbot
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.6%). Flats make up 46.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.1% of households in the TQ12 2ES area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.6% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented37%20.5%
- Social rented5.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.3%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Teignbridge
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Teignbridge (August 2026, +3.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TQ12 2ES (Newton Abbot, Town Centre) (about 1,728 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.